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title: resource_manager
sidebarTitle: resource_manager
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# `fastmcp.resources.resource_manager`


Resource manager functionality.

## Classes

### `ResourceManager` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L28" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>


Manages FastMCP resources.


**Methods:**

#### `mount` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L60" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
mount(self, server: MountedServer) -> None
```

Adds a mounted server as a source for resources and templates.


#### `get_resources` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L64" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
get_resources(self) -> dict[str, Resource]
```

Get all registered resources, keyed by URI.


#### `get_resource_templates` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L68" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
get_resource_templates(self) -> dict[str, ResourceTemplate]
```

Get all registered templates, keyed by URI template.


#### `list_resources` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L178" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
list_resources(self) -> list[Resource]
```

Lists all resources, applying protocol filtering.


#### `list_resource_templates` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L185" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
list_resource_templates(self) -> list[ResourceTemplate]
```

Lists all templates, applying protocol filtering.


#### `add_resource_or_template_from_fn` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L192" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
add_resource_or_template_from_fn(self, fn: Callable[..., Any], uri: str, name: str | None = None, description: str | None = None, mime_type: str | None = None, tags: set[str] | None = None) -> Resource | ResourceTemplate
```

Add a resource or template to the manager from a function.

**Args:**
- `fn`: The function to register as a resource or template
- `uri`: The URI for the resource or template
- `name`: Optional name for the resource or template
- `description`: Optional description of the resource or template
- `mime_type`: Optional MIME type for the resource or template
- `tags`: Optional set of tags for categorizing the resource or template

**Returns:**
- The added resource or template. If a resource or template with the same URI already exists,
- returns the existing resource or template.


#### `add_resource_from_fn` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L240" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
add_resource_from_fn(self, fn: Callable[..., Any], uri: str, name: str | None = None, description: str | None = None, mime_type: str | None = None, tags: set[str] | None = None) -> Resource
```

Add a resource to the manager from a function.

**Args:**
- `fn`: The function to register as a resource
- `uri`: The URI for the resource
- `name`: Optional name for the resource
- `description`: Optional description of the resource
- `mime_type`: Optional MIME type for the resource
- `tags`: Optional set of tags for categorizing the resource

**Returns:**
- The added resource. If a resource with the same URI already exists,
- returns the existing resource.


#### `add_resource` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L280" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
add_resource(self, resource: Resource) -> Resource
```

Add a resource to the manager.

**Args:**
- `resource`: A Resource instance to add. The resource's .key attribute
will be used as the storage key. To overwrite it, call
Resource.model_copy(key=new_key) before calling this method.


#### `add_template_from_fn` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L302" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
add_template_from_fn(self, fn: Callable[..., Any], uri_template: str, name: str | None = None, description: str | None = None, mime_type: str | None = None, tags: set[str] | None = None) -> ResourceTemplate
```

Create a template from a function.


#### `add_template` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L329" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
add_template(self, template: ResourceTemplate) -> ResourceTemplate
```

Add a template to the manager.

**Args:**
- `template`: A ResourceTemplate instance to add. The template's .key attribute
will be used as the storage key. To overwrite it, call
ResourceTemplate.model_copy(key=new_key) before calling this method.

**Returns:**
- The added template. If a template with the same URI already exists,
- returns the existing template.


#### `has_resource` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L355" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
has_resource(self, uri: AnyUrl | str) -> bool
```

Check if a resource exists.


#### `get_resource` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L372" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
get_resource(self, uri: AnyUrl | str) -> Resource
```

Get resource by URI, checking concrete resources first, then templates.

**Args:**
- `uri`: The URI of the resource to get

**Raises:**
- `NotFoundError`: If no resource or template matching the URI is found.


#### `read_resource` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/resources/resource_manager.py#L417" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
read_resource(self, uri: AnyUrl | str) -> str | bytes
```

Internal API for servers: Finds and reads a resource, respecting the
filtered protocol path.

